Newslines 7 JULY

Author/Source: Robin Roberts

7th July 2017

Kia has introduced a range of summer savers for buyers.

There is free insurance for up to one year on the All-New Picanto and Rio ‘Pulse’; £500 loyalty offer for third-generation Sportage owners to upgrade their SUV; Caravan Club members to receive £1,000 towards Kia accessories; Free upgrade from Optima Saloon to Optima Sportswagon and Free Kia Care-3 for Sportage and Sorento customers.

The annual motoring event at Goodwood turned into a real fur-stival of speed.

Workmen dismantling a huge stand alongside the course used last week unexpectedly found a litter of kittens underneath and called in the local RSPCA who rehoused them.

Peugeot Citroen’s bid to acquire Opel/ Vauxhall has the green light from the EU.

There is no conflict of interest or problems foreseen with competition and now officials of the companies can make firm plans on future models and assembly operations.

As millions of Brits motor abroad for their summer holidays, nearly a fifth (19%) were anxious about driving in a foreign country, they told GoCompare.

From driving on the ‘wrong’ side, to different signs, rules and regulations, driving abroad can be daunting and only 39% of drivers said they felt confident about their road-trip.

Ahead of a possible bilateral EU-Japan summit to conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association called on negotiators to ensure a balanced outcome for the European automobile sector.

EU import duties on passenger cars amount to 10% and duties on commercial vehicles are 10-22% so ACEA requests that any schedule for the elimination of these tariffs should reflect the status of automobiles should be a minimum of seven years.

nextbike, the world’s most extensive bikeshare provider, announced a revolutionary partnership with mobility app Whim which will see the UK’s first mobile transport trial take place in the West Midlands.

MaaS – short for Mobility as a Service – seamlessly combines a variety of transport services to enable customers to use bikes, buses, trains and taxis within the same scheme to reach their destination.

A 2014 VW Polo Hatchback with petrol engine is the fastest selling used model in Wales.